On the 17th of September my Dad and I went to Stonemanor - The British Store in Everberg (a shop selling English goods here in Belgium). I was excited to see whether or not they had set up their Halloween floor yet (3rd floor) or if I was too early…as you can see, I was not disappointed. Freshly opened, I had the whole floor to myself and took all the photos!!!
If you’re American you probably don’t get what a big deal this is, but here it’s the only shop that I know of that goes full out for Halloween. This holiday has only been “celebrated” in mainland Europe in recent years, myself only ever having been trick-or-treating once when I was 13-14 ish (technically already too old), a) because it wasn’t a thing and b) our house was a bit remote.
Thankfully, now I have JadeTheLibra and Midge Munster (a newcomer this year) to keep me endlessly entertained with their Halloween decor hunting videos!
As an adult (soon to be 30…sniff) with a major sweet tooth I can buy all the candy I want - and do!!!…innocent angel eyes, but that doesn’t stop me from fully participating in this “candy worship holiday” anyway (I mean let’s not kid ourselves, I think all holidays are candy holidays!), but this one is purposefully so. I will have a post specially dedicated to all those yummy sweet treats coming soon…YAY!!!
But back to decorations, I have amassed quite the collection over the years (Delhaize, our local supermarket, also have a small seasonal section of goodies and decor), so I didn’t need much and only picked up some glittery spiders this time around (featured here), but I have bought some fake spider webs before (which I’ve used for the first time ever this year!).
They do offer a few costume choices but since I don’t really dress up and at the most would go for one of my 3 Easy Halloween Makeup Looks as we never have trick-or-treaters to dress up for (again Halloween is not really a thing unless specially organised). Plus, Jour de Fête and Ilea have plenty of costumes to choose from (year round), should the need ever arise.
Therefore, I’m sticking to cosy pjs again this year, although I really should get myself a spooky pair!
Now for the pièce de résistance of Stonemanor - The British Store in Everberg, the Halloween animatronics scene!
Spirit Halloween in the US is famous for their animatronics (watch Midge Munster’s awesome walk through here), but here this is all we get. And every year I’m excited to see their different set up, they’re always amazing!
I know this year there isn’t going to be much of a need for spooky tableware (because no parties are happening for obvious reasons), but I do have my eye on those skeleton hands champagne glasses (top right), they would be a perfect finishing touch (pun totally intended!) to any table. ;)
There you have it, my Halloween themed visit to Stonemanor. Although I’d say hurry as when I went again today, they were already taking things down…sniff
What are you going to be doing for Halloween this year?
Any Halloween decor hunting spots you need to hit every year?
Favourite Halloween decor piece, go!? Mine is a cute little ghost that wobbles and goes booooooo when you switch it on, it’s just adorable!
xxxemma